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Passport to an amazing summer vacation in Nebraska

Jenn Gjerde with the Nebraska Tourism Commission and Benjamin Clark with the Boys Town Hall of History join us in our studio to talk about the NE Passport program!

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Updated: 10:49 AM CDT Jun 12, 2016

Passport to an amazing summer vacation in Nebraska

Jenn Gjerde with the Nebraska Tourism Commission and Benjamin Clark with the Boys Town Hall of History join us in our studio to talk about the NE Passport program!

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WEBVTT DAVONTE: THANK YOU. THIS MORNING, WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT NEBRAS KA. IT'S THE NEBRASKA PASSPORT PROGRAM. AND, TO TALK WITH US MORE ABOUT IT, WE'RE JOINED BY JENN OF THE NEBRASKA TOURISM COMMISSION AND BENJAMIN WITH BOYS TOWN HALL OF HISTORY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. EVERYTHING JUST KICKED OFF A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. HOW IS THE PASSPORT PROGRAM DOING SO FAR? JENN: IT KICKED OFF MAY 1 PICK WE HAVE SEEN RECORD NUMBERS. WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE REQUESTING THE PASSPORT BOOKLET, INCLUDING TO 80 STOPS ALL ACROSS THE STATE. WE HAVE RECORD NUMBERS OF PEOPLE DOWNLOADING THE APP. DAVONTE: AND BEN, TELL US, WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING ON THE PASSPORT? BEN: IT'S AMAZING. WE'VE HAD LOTS OF EXTRA VISITORS. PEOPLE COMING BECAUSE THEY'VE FINALLY READ ABOUT IT. DAVONTE: WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO YOU TO PROMOTE THE BOYS TOWN HALL OF HISTORY? BEN: BOYS TOWN HAS A SPECIAL HISTORY TO TELL. PROMOTING THAT ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND LEARN ABOUT IT. DAVONT TELL US AGAIN WHY PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE PART IN THIS. JENN: SO MANY PEOPLE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN TO THE PANHANDLE. THERE ARE 80 STOPS -- PEOPLE GO TO GET THEIR STAMPS AND THERE ARE GREAT PRIZES. A 10 MONTH CULINARY PACKAGE FRO M OMAHA STEAKS. PEOPLE CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY NEBRASKA AND ALL THAT IT HAS TO OFFER. GO TO NEBRASKAPASSPORT.COM. THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN ALSO REQUEST A BOOKLET. ALSO, THEY CAN GO TO THE WHOLE OF HISTORY TODAY AND GET THEIR BOOKLET WH ILE THEY ARE THERE AND

Passport to an amazing summer vacation in Nebraska

Jenn Gjerde with the Nebraska Tourism Commission and Benjamin Clark with the Boys Town Hall of History join us in our studio to talk about the NE Passport program!